Patents by Inventor Benoit Collette
Benoit Collette has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12064684Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Valve CorporationInventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
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Publication number: 20230143009Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
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Patent number: 11504610Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Valve CorporationInventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
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Patent number: 11458386Abstract: Controllers that allow for adjusting various features of the controller are disclosed. The controller may include may include one or more speakers for outputting sound or audio content. A user may contact one or more of the speakers with a finger(s) to adjust a characteristic of the audio content and/or to adjust audio settings. For example, a user may touch a speaker with his/her finger to change (e.g., increase or decrease) the volume or to mute the sound. In some instances, the speakers may be located on the controller body of the handheld controller for convenient and quick access by the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Valve CorporationInventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Lucas Allen Whipple, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette
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Publication number: 20210252383Abstract: Controllers that allow for adjusting various features of the controller are disclosed. The controller may include may include one or more speakers for outputting sound or audio content. A user may contact one or more of the speakers with a finger(s) to adjust a characteristic of the audio content and/or to adjust audio settings. For example, a user may touch a speaker with his/her finger to change (e.g., increase or decrease) the volume or to mute the sound. In some instances, the speakers may be located on the controller body of the handheld controller for convenient and quick access by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Lucas Allen Whipple, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette
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Publication number: 20210252386Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
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Publication number: 20150178915Abstract: Images, such as photographs or videos, are tagged with emotional state and/or biometric information. Emotional state information (or mood) may be stored in metadata of an electronic image. A computing device, such as a cellular telephone, receives an image from a camera as well as biometric information from a sensor. Sensors may be located on the computing device, or alternatively on a user wearable device. Biometric information may be from a user taking a photograph or from a user viewing a photograph. Biometric information may include heart rate, galvanic skin response (GSR), facial expression and the like. The computing device may calculate an emotional state of a user, such as happiness, based on the biometric information. The tagged biometric and/or emotional state information allows for a way to retrieve, sort and organize images. Tagged images may be used in social media connections or broadcasting, such as blogging specific emotional images.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Monique Chatterjee, Benoit Collette, Fernd VanEngelen, Stephanie Hughes
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Patent number: D586027Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Walter Dorwin Teague Associates IncorporatedInventors: David Wykes, Benoit Collette
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Patent number: D643039Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Ryan Lane Wilday, David Bradley Short, Josh Maruska, Tad Toulis, Benoit Collette
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Patent number: D758669Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Vicis, Inc.Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
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Patent number: D764116Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: VICIS, Inc.Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
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Patent number: D766517Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: VICIS, INC.Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Kurt Fischer, Travis Glover
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Patent number: D773738Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: VICIS, INC.Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
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Patent number: D773747Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: VICIS, INC.Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
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Patent number: D778504Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: VICIS, INC.Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
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Patent number: D834017Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: eSight CorporationInventors: Antoine Beynel, Shaun Choi, Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Matthew Jordan, Fernd Van Engelen, Markus Wierzoch
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Patent number: D876865Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SPLASH INTERNATIONALInventors: Nicholas Ellington, Michael Kollins, Eric Stowe, Megan Williams, Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Markus Wierzoch
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Patent number: D892283Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SPLASH INTERNATIONALInventors: Nicholas Ellington, Michael Kollins, Eric Stowe, Megan Williams, Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Markus Wierzoch
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Patent number: D1036548Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Valve CorporationInventors: Benoit Collette, John Ikeda, Jeremy Slocum, Walter Petersen, Pierre-Loup Miguel Griffais, Lucas Allen Whipple, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV
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Patent number: D1136030Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Valve CorporationInventors: Benoit Collette, John Ikeda, Jeremy Slocum, Walter Petersen, Pierre-Loup Miguel Griffais, Lucas Allen Whipple, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV